DigitalFanGirl

DigitalFanGirl and Her New G1

Well my friends, I have jumped ship. I dumped my BlackBerry for the G1 (gasp).  On May 20, I got home from Tech Cocktail DC and my lovely G1 was waiting for me (thank you UPS delivering my product on time - you done me proud).

I’ve been a BlackBerry user for a little over three years and I honestly enjoyed my first two BlackBerry devices; the 8700 and 8800. When I got the Curve (8320), I started experiencing all sorts of issues, which I talked about at length on Moms Gone Geek  (you know, that fun, zainy technology podcast I co-host with TheMacMommy  [shameless plug] ) when we talked about Mobile Mania. I had been getting JavaScript errors regularly and I’ve had to do a hard reset at least once a day or it would completely lock up. Needless to say, this has been very frustrating.

But the other thing that really bugged me was the fact developers just don’t put a priority on developing for the BlackBerry device.  I don’t know why. All I know is I wanted the apps and they never came.

This was really a big annoyance for me. There are so many different web services I use on a regular basis; Evernote, BaseCamp, HighRise, Whrrl, Delicious, Last.fm and many others I won’t name right now, but majority of these services have an iPhone app and an Android app (or atleast I can view the mobile site and have it look like it does from my laptop), but NO BLACKBERRY APP; or if they do have a BlackBerry app, it looks completely different (less appealing and less functional) than the apps for the other phones. I was starting to think it was a CONspiracy.

So, I decided to try the G1. I’m a T-Mobile customer; have been since 2004, I like their service, I have a great plan and  AT&T can #suckit as far as I’m concerned.  They (AT&T/Cingular or whoever you are this month) did me dirty some years ago and I’M NOT OVER IT! I digress.

So, I am now an android head and I am loving this phone!!! You can now expect a decent amount of my blog to be dedicated to the android community. I still think the BlackBerry is a great device, but my new love/addiction is the G1……